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Political science professor Hamish Telford was quoted in an Oct 9 article in the Chilliwack Times about voter apathy in municipal elections. Here’s an excerpt from Paul Henderson’s story, quoting Telford on student awareness: Telford said he taught three classes on Canadian politics last term—probably 110 students—and as a big, bad professor he made his … Read more
Sociology professor Darren Blakeborough was quoted in the Oct 16 Chilliwack Times for an article about the impact of social media on local election campaign. Here’s an excerpt: “Social media is an essential tool in modern elections for sure,” he said. “It gives quick, easy, and inexpensive access to a growing number of people, all … Read more
Come join us for the first Scholarly Sharing Initiative event for 2014-15. Thurs, Oct 23 1:15–2:45 pm Abby University House Delicious light lunch provided Gloria Borrows and Graham Shaw, Writing Centre — Teacher talk: Within-discipline conversations about writing assignments Prabhjot Parmar, English department and Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies — Komagata Maru returns Sponsored by and … Read more
The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy policy is proposed as a new policy in order to comply with the FOIPOP Act (http://www.bclaws.ca/Recon/document/ID/freeside/96165_00). The policy focuses on UFV’s commitment to complying with the legislation, the principles used in applying this legislation at UFV, and the authorities and responsibilities for meeting our obligations. As part … Read more
Engaging over 300 students in early 2014, the global citizenship grants (GCGs) have proven to be a successful program for global engagement here at University of the Fraser Valley. The GCG program is designed to support UFV student-led events, activities, projects, training sessions or other appropriate ventures that encourage the UFV student body to be … Read more
One hundred years ago a ship named the Komagata Maru dropped anchor in Vancouver with 376 passengers on board. The majority of these passengers were Sikh men (and British subjects) intending to immigrate to Canada. The journey was a challenge to a Canadian law that prevented immigration aboard ships that had not travelled by ‘continuous … Read more
Join us for the first lecture in the Research Lecture Series of the year with Dr. Prabhjot Parmar. She will speak about “Dark-Skinned Warriors”: India and the Great War. Wed, Nov 5 at 4:30 pm Abby B101 (lecture theatre) Check out here for more! For more information, contact Yvette Fairweather at Yvette.Fairweather@ufv.ca 11/06/2014
Welcome to the following new employees, and congratulations to those who have taken on new positions within UFV: Janelle Blackman — Student Recruiter, Marketing & Communications Leigh Kerr — Theatre Production Coordinator, Theatre Chelsey Laird — Coordinator, Global Engagement Programming, UFV International Laura Kerek — Coordinator, Emergency Planning, Security & Emergency Management Denise Tuchscherer — … Read more
Soccer: Heading into the second-last weekend of the Canada West soccer regular season, there’s plenty on the line for the University of the Fraser Valley men’s and women’s teams. On Friday, the Cascades travel to Vancouver to take on the UBC Thunderbirds (women 5 p.m., men 7:30 p.m.). On Saturday, they’re back at their home … Read more
With elections looming, Social, Cultural & Media Studies instructor Darren Blakeborough was recently featured on Star FM. He warned that a lot of people feel less empathy towards others when not interacting in person, meaning the campaign rhetoric between candidates and supporters could get ugly even by political standards. More here: www.starfm.com/2014/10/08/using-social-media-as-a-campaign-tool/
UFV Science Student, Loren Muth, a log jam hero
Criminologist Yvon Dandurand’s bilingualism makes him popular as an expert commentator on both English and French radio and TV. He recently gave an interview to Radio Canada TV and one for Radio Canada radio on the Surrey Six trial.
Hear Vis Naidoo, vice-president of the Commonwealth of Learning, speak on the topic of Technology Developments — Driving Change in Higher Education. Thurs, Oct 23 2:30–3:30 pm Abby A413 Everyone is welcome. For more information, contact Cherie Enns at cherie.enns@ufv.ca 10/23/2014
Keep up with career opportunities at UFV by checking out the UFV Career Opportunities website. Current positions include: Enrolment Services Assistant, Chilliwack To view details on this posting, and for a complete list of opportunities, please visit: http://www.ufv.ca/hr/careers/ For more information, contact Tara Rozenek at tara.rozenek@ufv.ca http://www.ufv.ca/hr/careers/ For more information, contact Tara Rozenek at tara.rozenek@ufv.ca … Read more
It’s said that the only thing harder than winning a championship is defending it, and by that standard, what the UFV golf teams accomplished on Sunday was extremely impressive. At the conclusion of the final tournament of the PacWest conference golf season — hosted by UBC Okanagan in Kelowna — the Cascades men’s and women’s … Read more